District 17 News
HAPPY 113TH BIRTHDAY TO THE DISTRICT 17 HOSPITAL CIRCLE
The District 17 Hospital Circle celebrated 113 years of service at their May 5, 2025, meeting.
The purpose of the Hospital Circle is to bring love and sunshine to Eastern Star members, Masons, and their immediate families who are patients in our Columbus area hospitals. While our numbers are not big ones, we do our best to “Bloom where we are planted” and bring good cheer to those in need. Each Chapter in District 17 has a Hospital Representative who sends cards to members recovering in hospitals or at home.
We meet eight times a year, having lunch together and then a brief business meeting. We operate solely from donations received from individuals and Chapters. If you are aware of an OES member or family member who is hospitalized in the Columbus area or who needs some cheer, please contact us.
The Hospital Circle was formed in 1912 with the four Chapters in the District represented. It was then their good work began and continued to this day! At one point in history, District 17 had 25 Chapters, and each had a Hospital Representative. Currently we have five Chapters, and each continues to send cards of cheer to those in need!
